LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Announcement
The January number of THE LIFE-BOAT, which was the first edition in the new format, was delayed by the postal strike and many readers did not receive copies until well into March. In that issue we stated that those who have hitherto received...
Category: Articles
Deeds of Covenant
Following the reduction in the rate of income tax announced in the Budget, the value of a gift under a deed of covenant is now increased by approximately 63% (instead of 70%). The following table shows the effect of the income tax rates for...
Category: Donations
Cover Picture
The three medallists in London for their awards, photographed on the South Bank.
They are (I to r) Helmsman Alan Clarke of Hunstanton, bronze medal. Coxswain/ Mechanic Ron Cannon of Ramsgate, silver medal and Second... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
COVER PICTURE courtesy of The Scottish Daily Record Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother pictured after officially naming Thurso's new Arun class lifeboat The Queen Mother on 9 August 1989.
Next Issue: The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
To Mark More Than £10000 Raised By Devenish Brewery for the Rnli
To mark more than £10,000 raised by Devenish Brewery for the RNLI a special presentation was made by Chay Blyth, the round the world yachtsman, on behalf of the company to Rear-Admiral W. J. Graham, director RNLI, at Weymouth lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rnli News
£50 million modernisation programme The Duke of Atholl, chairman of the RNLI, announced a £50 million boat building programme to modernise the lifeboat fleet. Speaking at the Institution's annual general meeting, he said,...
Category: Articles
Some Idea of the Terrifying Conditions Experienced That Night Can Be Gained from This Photo of Dumping Surf Around Brighton Pier.
Some idea of the terrifying conditions experienced that night can be gained from this photo of dumping surf around Brighton Pier.
The lifeboat was operating among the pier supports on a pitch-dark moonless night with a 4m... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Royal Bank of Scotland
We're not asking you to risk your life in Force 9 gales. Or to be on call, day and night. Or even to devote time to training. We are asking for something equally important, though: put pen to paper, below, and take out a Lifeboats...
Category: Advertisement
It Takes a Bit of Will Power to Give Up Your Daily Bag of Crisps at School During Lent
lakes a bit of will power to give up vour daily bag of crisps at school during Lent but Robert Crumble, aged six, decided this would be his sacrifice for his school's Lenten collection.
The money not spent on crisps... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
None (5)
Hundreds of Lives Saved... probably When Poole's Atlantic launched at 2050 on Easter Saturday this year the crew thought they were searching for red flares.
Instead, when they arrived at the scene in a dark and...